Their fourth album, a prophetic masterpiece and best-selling work, made them stars – but its creation wasn’t easy ...

Martin Barre, 77, was lead guitarist of Jethro Tull from 1968 to 2011, selling more than 60 million albums. Seven singles and 25 albums (including their 1969 Number 1 Stand Up) reached the UK Top 40.

Though the hard-rocking Crest of a Knave (1987) threw up a couple of proggy near-classics, it’s safe to say the latest disc is also Tull’s most accomplished album of wholly new material for decades, ...

Curious Ruminant is the third Jethro Tull album since he resurrected the name for 2022’s The Zealot Gene. Calling that album and its follow-up, 2023’s RökFlöte, a late-career hot streak ...